Category: News

The 2025 Nile Valley Rally, a beloved vintage trailer event, marked its 10th anniversary this year with a weekend of celebration, games, and traditions at Jim Sprick Park along the… Continue reading Nile Valley Rally Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Check out the video from the Tin Can Tourists Summer Rally Open House held in Astoria, Oregon. This was the first year of the event and it was a huge… Continue reading TCT Rally in Astoria, OR – Open House Video

Royal Tin Can Opener Terry Bone’s interview promoting the Tin Can Tourists on Sirius XM Road Gang Radio – we talk about the club’s history, founding, getting it restarted in… Continue reading TCT on the Road Gang Radio

Tin Can Tourists member, Kathi Waters, sent us this email about her sister’s embroidery business and the garden flag she made for her, she thought others might also enjoy one.… Continue reading Vintage Camper Garden Signs

The Tin Can Tourists is proud to welcome another campground to our Vintage Friendly Campground Program. This program is for campgrounds to express their support of vintage trailers and motor… Continue reading The TCT welcomes Emberglow Outdoor Resort to the Vintage Friendly Campground Program

The Tin Can Tourists is proud to welcome another campground to our Vintage Friendly Campground Program. This program is for campgrounds to express their support of vintage trailers and motor… Continue reading The TCT welcomes Fisheating Creek Outpost to the Vintage Friendly Campground Program

The Tin Can Tourists is proud to welcome another campground to our Vintage Friendly Campground Program. This program is for campgrounds to express their support of vintage trailers and motor… Continue reading The TCT welcomes 411 River Rest to the Vintage Friendly Campground Program

After 25 years with TCT, I now find myself shuffling instead of walking, my two canes gripped in either hand.  For decades, knee parts have been on order from NAPA… Continue reading Shuffling Off

Every now and then we receive an email from a Tin Can Tourists member or from someone that found some Tin Can Tourists artifacts from the early days of the… Continue reading Tin Can Tourists Artifacts

The Tin Can Tourists is proud to welcome another campground to our Vintage Friendly Campground Program. This program is for campgrounds to express their support of vintage trailers and motor… Continue reading TCT welcomes Rock Glen Family Resort, Ontario CA, to Vintage Friendly Campground Program

The Tin Can Tourists is proud to welcome another campground to our Vintage Friendly Campground Program. This program is for campgrounds to express their support of vintage trailers and motor… Continue reading TCT welcomes Leaning Pines Campground GA to Vintage Friendly Campground Program

Buying a vintage trailer without a title can be a risky decision, but it’s not always a dealbreaker—it depends on your state’s laws, how you plan to use the trailer,… Continue reading Should I Buy a Vintage Trailer without a Title?

Finding parts for a vintage trailer can be a bit of a treasure hunt, but there are several great places to look depending on the type of trailer (Airstream, Shasta,… Continue reading Where to find Parts for a Vintage Trailer?

Here is a link to the full article at: https://rvbusiness.com/books/march-april-2025/ and move to page 64

TCT Member, Graham Stein,  purchased the equipment from Atomic Siding and is now making siding in Chattanooga, Tennessee! He is currently having a sale and wanted to get the word out… Continue reading Vintage Camper Siding Company

Hi there, I found this photo in a 1940 edition of Life Magazine and I thought you may have an interest.  The article below the picture reads: “At the recent… Continue reading 1940 Life Magazine

DIARY OF A VINTAGE TRAILER by Dan Tarno 10/8/2012 I have dents and I have dings.. but I have seen amazing things. From mountain tops to sandy shores, I’ve seen… Continue reading DIARY OF A VINTAGE TRAILER

Roadside historian and TCT Hall of Fame member Daniel Hershberger has been invited to participate in the upcoming SOAR Lifelong Learning Institute’s virtual conference on Route 66. The online program spans from February 4 through March 18, and involves twelve different lectures with topics ranging from history, art, literature, music, and film, to racial discrimination, indigenous… Continue reading Dan Hershberger presenting at the Route 66 conference

By Tim Heintz With all the people that ask about Trailer identification, many have noticed there are a lot that are identified as ‘Home-Made’ Trailers. You have to remember that… Continue reading A Trailer History Lesson